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Decipher the Insulin Code: The Truth About Your Insulin Resistance It all started 22 years ago when I married Monica, who happens to have Type 1 Diabetes. At the time, neither of us knew much about managing insulin or glucose.  Unfortunately, the diabetes educators and endocrinologists hadn’t been able to help her much since she was diagnosed with T1D at 10. Even today, we still don’t know much about insulin.  As you will learn in this article, despite the massive amount of attention it gets, there are many open questions about this mysterious and potent hormone. But, with two Type 1 Diabetics in the family — our son was also diagnosed with T1D when he was 17 — it’s been a topic that I’ve been fascinated by for a long time.  With two closed-loop CGMs live on my computer screen, I’ve had a front-row seat to see how insulin and glucose respond to different foods and real-life situations, which has given me some insights and even more questions. After spending a lot of time on X trying to explain my perspective on insulin, I figured it would be worth laying out my perspective on insulin in a more comprehensive article.  So, in this article, we’ll look at the insulin response to: - carbs - protein - dietary fat, and - body fat. Most importantly, I’ll highlight some gaps in our current knowledge about insulin and how to lower our insulin until the open questions are answered with more data. Read: https://t.co/sQfqu64yri 🔗 🧵